Dua #737•Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1544

Ask Allah to Save You from Being Poor and Shamed

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Abu Huraira (RA) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) would say this dua:

#737

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ، وَالْقِلَّةِ، وَالذِّلَّةِ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ

Transliteration

Allaahumma inni a‛oodhu bika minal-faqri, wal-qillati, wadh-dhillati, wa a‛oodhu bika min an azlima aw uzlama

Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from absolute poverty, paucity, humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from oppressing or being oppressed.

Hadith about the Dua

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْقِلَّةِ وَالذِّلَّةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from poverty", lack and abasement, and I seek refuge in Thee lest I cause or suffer wrong." Sunan Abi Dawud 1544 [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1544]

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Common Questions

This sunnah dua asks Allah to protect you from being poor, not having enough, and shame. It also asks Allah to keep you from hurting others or getting hurt.

Yes. This dua asks Allah to remove debt and poverty. It shows Allah is near and helps with money troubles. Many say it for rizq and wealth.

This dua asks Allah to protect you from bad people who harm others. It asks for safety and kindness for everyone.

Surah Al-Waqi'ah helps with rizq. The Prophet said reading it every night keeps poverty away. Muslims read it to ask for money and a good life.

Allah tests people with both wealth and poverty. The Quran tells Muslims to trust Allah, help others, and remember real value is in faith, not money.

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